How to Divorce a Obsessive Emperor Safely (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 28

“I am so sorry, Your Majesty. Because of me alone, your meal has been delayed… Oh dear, I truly never expected this…”

Ivet turned deathly pale as she looked at the silver dishes whose lids had not yet been opened. She felt as if she might faint—or collapse from weeping outright.

But Ivet’s current appearance was an even bigger problem than her lateness for the meal.

“What on earth happened?”

Lasilia asked with a stern expression.

Ivet’s clothes were smeared with soot here and there, and the desperate attempts to scrub the stains only made her look more pitiful.

“Well, Your Majesty…”

Ivet couldn’t bring herself to speak plainly. Instead, she furrowed her brows vigorously, clearly at a loss for how to explain.

“Princess Schreiden. You know it’s useless to hold back. Keep in mind that I have another place to ask—so answer accordingly.”

It meant she would ask Pipi if Ivet didn’t give a proper answer.

Ivet quickly understood and reluctantly nodded.

“Oh… Yes, that’s right. Well, you see…”

There had been an accident on her way here.

As Ivet descended the stairs, a container used for collecting fireplace ashes suddenly fell from the railing above her head. She was instantly drenched in ash and couldn’t see who had done it.

But it was obvious. The maids must have decided to properly assert their dominance.

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